Method of billing for information services in conjunction with utilities
service
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of billing for information services in conjunction with utilities service 失效
    结合公用事业服务的信息服务计费方法

    公开(公告)号:US6018726A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-25

    申请号:US997123

    申请日:1997-12-23

    申请人: Mihoji Tsumura

    发明人: Mihoji Tsumura

    摘要: A system for automatically billing information services in conjunction with utilities services. The system includes a main unit having a host computer with a database for storing data of various types, and a transceiver for radio communications. The system also includes a plurality of terminal units for receiving said data of various types. In operation, the main unit transmits data tagged with a unique data identification code, and each of the plurality of terminal units is provided with a utilization status counter for storing data identification codes of data actually executed. Each terminal unit then calculates service fee based on the stored data identification codes in the utilization status counter referring to fee conversion data which the main unit transmits at regular intervals. Service fee information is sent to a fee conversion adaptor connected to said terminal unit, and a signal provided from the adaptor is used to control the integrating meter which indicates the rate of usage of a public utility.

    摘要翻译: 与公用事业服务一起自动计费信息服务的系统。 该系统包括具有主计算机的主单元,其具有用于存储各种类型的数据的数据库,以及用于无线电通信的收发器。 该系统还包括用于接收各种类型的数据的多个终端单元。 在操作中,主单元发送标记有唯一数据识别码的数据,并且多个终端单元中的每一个设置有用于存储实际执行的数据的数据识别码的利用状态计数器。 每个终端单元根据主机以规则间隔发送的费用转换数据,基于使用状态计数器中存储的数据识别码来计算服务费用。 服务费信息被发送到连接到所述终端单元的费用转换适配器,并且使用从适配器提供的信号来控制指示公用事业的使用率的积分计。

    Karaoke music reproduction device
    2.
    发明授权
    Karaoke music reproduction device 失效
    卡拉OK音乐再现设备

    公开(公告)号:US5250747A

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-05

    申请号:US881815

    申请日:1992-05-12

    申请人: Mihoji Tsumura

    发明人: Mihoji Tsumura

    摘要: The invention relates to a technique whereby karaoke music and lyrics, which have been digitalized with the help of MIDI data, are transmitted by public telephone line for reproduction on a terminal unit. Associated dynamic images are, on account of the volume of data required, stored independently of the music and lyric data within the terminal unit itself and retrieved and extracted with the help of codes which are written into the data in advance. The dynamic images and the lyrics are finally mixed and output to a visual display medium.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种借助于MIDI数据进行数字化的卡拉OK音乐和歌词由公共电话线传送以在终端单元上再现的技术。 考虑到所需数据量,关联的动态图像是独立于终端单元本身内的音乐和歌词数据而存储的,并且借助于预先写入数据的代码进行检索和提取。 动态图像和歌词最终混合并输出到视觉显示介质。

    Vocal display device
    3.
    发明授权
    Vocal display device 失效
    VOCAL显示设备

    公开(公告)号:US5208413A

    公开(公告)日:1993-05-04

    申请号:US803155

    申请日:1991-12-05

    IPC分类号: G10H1/36

    摘要: Conventional karaoke devices simply show lyrics on screen. This invention displays not only lyrics but also data useful for the enhancement of the singer's presentation such as the strength of the vocals and the pitch. More precisely, vocal data, which indicates the special requisites of a specific vocal rendition such as its strength and pitch, and the current lyric position indicator, which marks the current position in the lyrics, are correlated with the music data to which they correspond and then stored in memory. The said vocal data and current lyric position data are then read out of memory and each block of vocal data is displayed on the screen of a visual display medium a little in advance of the music to which it corresponds while the current lyric position within said block of vocal data is indicated in time with the music. Moreover, the strength and basic frequency of an actual vocal rendition can be detected and compared with the stored vocal data.

    Information service billing system using radio communications
    4.
    发明授权
    Information service billing system using radio communications 失效
    信息服务计费系统采用无线电通信

    公开(公告)号:US5729740A

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-17

    申请号:US163933

    申请日:1993-12-08

    申请人: Mihoji Tsumura

    发明人: Mihoji Tsumura

    摘要: An efficient billing system for value-added information. The present invention provides an efficient billing system in which an information provider, can bill an information service fee in an efficient manner when the receiving device of a user receives toll information via radio communications, typically satellite communications. The present invention essentially comprises a main unit at a transmitter side having a host computer with a database for storing data of various types and a transmitter for radio communications, and a plurality of terminal units for receiving said various types of data. Each data frame of various data types transmitted from the main unit has a data identification code identifying the corresponding data type. The terminal unit stores utilization status data which are processed, and executed. The utilization status data singly or in combination with public utilities rate data are fed back to the main unit. Alternatively, information service fee is added onto the public utilities rate before they are billed.

    摘要翻译: 增值信息的高效计费系统。 本发明提供了一种有效的计费系统,其中当用户的接收设备经由无线电通信(通常是卫星通信)接收到收费信息时,信息提供商可以以有效的方式来收费信息服务费。 本发明基本上包括在发射机侧的主单元,具有主机,其具有用于存储各种类型的数据的数据库和用于无线电通信的发射机,以及用于接收所述各种类型的数据的多个终端单元。 从主单元发送的各种数据类型的每个数据帧具有识别相应数据类型的数据识别码。 终端单元存储处理和执行的使用状态数据。 单独使用状态数据或与公用事业费率数据组合使用状态数据反馈到主单元。 或者,信息服务费在收费之前添加到公用事业费率上。

    Data and speech transmission device
    6.
    发明授权
    Data and speech transmission device 失效
    数据和语音传输设备

    公开(公告)号:US5365576A

    公开(公告)日:1994-11-15

    申请号:US842553

    申请日:1992-02-27

    IPC分类号: H04M11/06 H04M11/00

    CPC分类号: H04M11/064

    摘要: A device for making efficient use of the free time between speech transmissions and binary coded data transmissions, the device including a switch which will automatically output both the binary coded data and the outgoing speech signals to a telephone line and which will connect to the device, each of the incoming signals received from the telephone line. The device includes an outgoing transmission block and an incoming transmission block. The outgoing transmission block outputs speech signals or data signals selectively after mixing the signals with one of two tone signals of different frequencies. The incoming transmission block first identifies incoming signals by two bandpass filters and then, depending on the identity of the signals, selectively connects the incoming signals either to a speech restoration circuit or to a data restoration circuit.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于有效利用语音传输与二进制编码数据传输之间的空闲时间的设备,该设备包括一个交换机,该交换机将二进制编码数据和输出语音信号自动输出到电话线并且将连接到设备, 从电话线接收的每个输入信号。 该设备包括传出传输块和传入传输块。 输出传输块在将信号与不同频率的两个音调信号中的一个混合之后选择性地输出语音信号或数据信号。 输入传输块首先通过两个带通滤波器识别输入信号,然后根据信号的标识将输入信号选择性地连接到语音恢复电路或数据恢复电路。

    Animation image composition and display device
    7.
    发明授权
    Animation image composition and display device 失效
    动画图像构图和显示装置

    公开(公告)号:US5262765A

    公开(公告)日:1993-11-16

    申请号:US748260

    申请日:1991-08-21

    IPC分类号: G10K15/04 G10H1/00 G09G5/00

    CPC分类号: G06T13/205

    摘要: A device is for the display of still animation images in sequence on a display in time with the reproduction of music by a digital sound source driven by MIDI signals. The device reads a series of specified or optional animation images from an image database, which holds many animation images, and transmits them in accordance with tempo data which forms part of the MIDI data. The device also uses pitch data to determine the color of the animation images to be displayed. The device composes the still images and the specified colors and displays them on a visual display medium.

    Backing chorus reproducing device in a karaoke device
    8.
    发明授权
    Backing chorus reproducing device in a karaoke device 失效
    在卡拉OK装置中支持合唱再现装置

    公开(公告)号:US5499922A

    公开(公告)日:1996-03-19

    申请号:US230765

    申请日:1994-04-21

    摘要: A backing chorus reproducing device is disclosed wherein human backing chorus is PCM coded and then combined with MIDI Standard based instrumental sound to produce karaoke music. In reproduction, the instrumental sound and the chorus sound are played back with no out-of-synchronization therebetween. The backing chorus reproducing device comprises a communications controller, an input/output device for inputting an instruction for a music number and a change of scale, a memory for storing karaoke information received, a main controller for analyzing the karaoke information read from the memory to decompose it into header information, song's words information, and musical information, while outputting in synchronism the electronic musical sound data and the backing chorus data of the musical information according to the processing type of the control data included in the header information. The backing chorus reproducing device further comprises an electronic musical sound reproducing device for reproducing the electronic musical sound data provided by the main controller, a voice controller for reading the backing chorus data of a take which corresponds to the processing type extracted by the main controller, a backing chorus reproducing including the voice controller for reproducing the backing chorus data, and a words/video display controller for presenting the words information according to the instruction given by the main controller.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种背部合唱再现装置,其中人体背部合唱被PCM编码,然后与基于MIDI标准的乐器声音组合以产生卡拉OK音乐。 在再现中,乐器声音和合唱声音在它们之间没有不同步的情况下被播放。 背面合唱再现装置包括通信控制器,用于输入音乐号码指令和音阶变化的输入/输出设备,用于存储接收的卡拉OK信息的存储器,用于分析从存储器读取的卡拉OK信息的主控制器 根据包含在标题信息中的控制数据的处理类型,同时输出音乐信息的电子音乐声音数据和背景合唱数据,将其分解成标题信息,歌曲的字信息和音乐信息。 背部合唱再现装置还包括用于再现由主控制器提供的电子音乐数据的电子音乐再现装置,用于读取对应于由主控制器提取的处理类型的拍摄的背部合唱数据的语音控制器, 包括用于再现背部合唱数据的语音控制器的背面合唱再现,以及用于根据主控制器给出的指令呈现字信息的字/视频显示控制器。

    Device for bidirectional communication on a telephone line
    9.
    发明授权
    Device for bidirectional communication on a telephone line 失效
    用于在电话线上进行双向通信的设备

    公开(公告)号:US5357505A

    公开(公告)日:1994-10-18

    申请号:US860058

    申请日:1992-03-30

    IPC分类号: H04M11/06 H04M11/08 H04Q11/04

    CPC分类号: H04M11/06 H04M11/085

    摘要: An idle time communication device in which communication windows are created during the transmission of broadcast data from a center unit to a user's home device, the windows being designated to augment the data transmission function by enabling one-to-one bidirectional communication between the center and the user's home. The invention assumes the prior existence of a communication device for the transmission of broadcast data from the independent center through the telephone network to the user's home and achieves its object of one-to-one bidirectional communication between the center and the user's home through the use of packet communication which is carried out during the idle time on the telephone network, which connects the switching system of the local telephone exchange with the telephone in the user's home. The invention enables both the transmission of download data from a control unit to a specified terminal and the transmission of upload data from a specified terminal to a control unit without confusion between terminals in either case. This enables, for example, (a) a control device to transmit download data to a specified terminal and for the due arrival of the download data to be confirmed at the center by the return of upload data from the terminal, (b) the center to receive music requests and instructions in the form of upload data from a terminal, and (c) the creation of a protocol that will enable error-free communication to be carried out between the control device and terminal.

    摘要翻译: 一种空闲时间通信设备,其中在从中心单元向用户的家庭设备传输广播数据期间创建通信窗口,所述窗口被指定为通过实现中心与中心单元之间的一对一双向通信来增加数据传输功能 用户的家。 本发明假设存在用于将广播数据从独立中心通过电话网传输到用户的家庭的通信设备,并且通过使用实现其中心与用户家庭之间的一对一双向通信的对象 在电话网络的空闲时间内执行的分组通信,其将本地电话交换机的交换系统与用户家中的电话连接。 本发明能够将下载数据从控制单元传输到指定终端,并且在两种情况下都能够将终端之间的上传数据从指定终端传输到控制单元,而不会导致终端之间的混淆。 这使得例如(a)控制装置能够通过从终端返回上载数据来将下载数据发送到指定的终端以及要在中心确认的下载数据的到期到达,(b)中心 接收来自终端的上传数据形式的音乐请求和指令,以及(c)创建能够在控制设备和终端之间执行无差错通信的协议。

    Karaoke music selection device
    10.
    发明授权
    Karaoke music selection device 失效
    卡拉OK音乐选择装置

    公开(公告)号:US5250745A

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-05

    申请号:US881818

    申请日:1992-05-12

    申请人: Mihoji Tsumura

    发明人: Mihoji Tsumura

    摘要: The invention provides an indication for a karaoke singer of that music in the karaoke music library which would be best suited to the singer's own vocal characteristics. For the purpose of providing this indication, the singer's voice signals are first of all sampled at suitable intervals and the sample waveforms converted into specimens made up of digital values. A body of data relating to vocal characteristics is at the same time stored in the device, each item of said data being assigned its own code. When the above specimens are input, they are compared with the stored data by an evaluation means which then identifies the items of data that resemble each other most closely. The codes which are incorporated into the data items so identified are then treated as retrieval items and any library data with a matching code for each of a plurality of pieces of music is duly retrieved and the music with the matching code is extracted.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了卡拉OK音乐库中该音乐的卡拉OK歌手的指示,其将最适合于歌手自己的声乐特征。 为了提供此指示,歌手的声音信号首先以合适的间隔进行采样,并将样本波形转换成由数字值组成的样本。 与声乐特征相关的数据主体同时存储在设备中,所述数据的每个项目被分配自己的代码。 当输入上述样本时,通过评估装置将它们与存储的数据进行比较,该评估装置然后识别最接近彼此的数据项。 合并到所识别的数据项中的代码然后被视为检索项目,并且适当地检索具有用于多个音乐中的每一个的匹配代码的任何库数据,并且提取具有匹配代码的音乐。